Wherein The Meaning Of The Word "Plenty" Is Parsed, or, Poh-tay-toe or Pah-tay-toe

Act Ten, Scene One

Cast: Man In Bar Arguing With Girl Friend, Girl Friend Of Man In Bar

Setting: 11:14 PM, Bar, Joe's Stone Crab, South Beach

GFOMIB: I touch your cock plenty.
MIBAWGF: No, I touch my cock plenty. You only touch it occasionally.

Wherein The Inadvisability Of Flipping Houses Near A Faultline Is Discussed, or, For A Pacifist You Have Quite A Temper

Act Nine, Scene Five

Cast: Long Haired Man In Brown Crocs, Short Haired Man In Mondale-Ferraro T-Shirt

Setting: 7:14 PM, Bar, Lalime, Gilman Street, Berkeley

LHMIBC: I hear Sasha set you up with one of her friends.
SHMIM-FT: Yeah, Alice, we went out a few days ago.
LHMIBC: How did it go?
SHMIM-FT: When I went to pick her up she was trying to kill a fly with a copy of Silent Spring. It went downhill from there.
LHMIBC: Bummer.

Wherein The Possible Consequences Of The Goth Lifestyle Are Discussed, or, 95 Degrees Plus 80 Percent Humidity

Act Nine, Scene Four

Cast: Myself, Someone Else

Setting: 10:17 PM, Bently Beach Hotel, Miami, Talking On Phone

SE: How is Florida?
M: Hot and humid.
SE: Have you been to the beach yet?
M: Not yet. I've been hanging out at the mall watching the kids with Hot Topic bags explode as they walk to their cars.